Background Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are physical symptoms for
which no adequate medical explanation can be found after proper examination. The …

Patients with medically unexplained symptoms comprise from 15% to 30% of all primary
care consultations. Physicians often assume that psychological factors account for these …

Skills for Communicating with Patients, Third Edition is one of two companion books on
improving communication in medicine, which together provide a comprehensive approach …

Importance Diagnostic tests are often ordered by physicians in patients with a low pretest
probability of disease to rule out conditions and reassure the patient. Objective To study the …

Background Many patients consult their GP because they experience bodily symptoms. In a
substantial proportion of cases, the clinical picture does not meet the existing diagnostic …

Objective Despite their prevalence and impact on patients and the health care system, non-
specific, functional, and somatoform disorders are underdiagnosed. This problem is …

Patients with symptoms that doctors cannot explain by physical disease are common in
primary care. That they receive disproportionate amounts of physical intervention, which is …

Objectives. To estimate the prevalence of persistent presentation of medically unexplained
physical symptoms (MUPS) in general practice. To assess socio-demographic …

OBJECTIVE: To study the course of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), somatisation
disorder, and hypochondriasis, and related prognostic factors. Knowledge of prognostic …

BACKGROUND Previous work suggests that exploration and validation of patients' concerns
is associated with greater patient trust, lower health care costs, improved counseling, and …